Location, location, location?

People that know about property will often say to you that all that really matters is location.  That's probably true in every state in the Union except Florida.  In the suburbs of Chicago for example, your commute may be the biggest deciding factor in how happy you are with your new home.  So yeah, in Chicago location is the one thing that matters.

The rules in Florida are different.

Kind of.......

There are so many different lifestyles in Florida, that the lifestyle itself can be more important than the location.  In my neighborhood for example, my friend Sam moved here because the tennis courts in our community are unparalleled, plus he wanted to be within 15 minutes of Siesta Beach.  (Quick sidebar: I think Sam has sort of figured out life.)  While my neighbors across the street wanted to live in a "cement poured walls" structure with a barrel tile roof built after 2001, for hurricane safety sake.  So the location itself wasn't the draw but what the location meant to them was.  Makes a ton of sense to me.

So take a minute and decide what is important to you.  Be it safety, activity, good schools, access to area amenities or in my case, an awesome house, super close to the spot that I keep my boat.  I bought a place on a creek and keep my boat there and can't stand the thought of being more than 15 minutes to "splash". (Splash is the term the forklift team uses when they take a boat out of our rack-o-minium and deposit it in the water.)    

So next time you are looking for a place please think "Lifestyle" before "location", but only if you are in Florida.

You're welcome.

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